Games Like Prey

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.9%, Sci-fi 15.9%, FPS 12.2%, Space 11.3%, Horror 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its station-bound immersive-sim design, hacking, resource tension, and unraveling-a-disaster narrative make it the clearest modern match for Prey.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Aliens 14.3%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Horror 14.1%, Space 13.3%, Survival Horror 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same oppressive sci-fi station atmosphere, constant tension, and scavenging-driven survival through a hostile environment.

Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

Why similar: Stealth 29.1%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Though fantasy rather than sci-fi, its Arkane DNA shines through in the layered level design, multiple solutions, and powers-driven stealth/combat sandbox.

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...

Why similar: Stealth 20.4%, Sci-fi 18.4%, FPS 16%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Immersive Sim 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its immersive-sim structure, exploration-heavy hubs, upgrade paths, and player-choice approach line up closely with Prey’s systemic feel.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.

Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Horror 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Story Rich 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like Prey, it combines first-person combat, environmental storytelling, audio-log worldbuilding, and a fallen high-concept setting.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Sci-fi 18.7%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It nails the lonely sci-fi horror, philosophical storytelling, and unsettling atmosphere that made Talos we so memorable, even if it is less combat-focused.

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Stealth 15.8%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, FPS 9.6%, Futuristic 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person stealth/action RPG design offers the same kind of exploratory spaces, build variety, and multiple-path mission design that Prey fans tend to love.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 34.3%, First-Person 13.6%, Immersive Sim 11%, Atmospheric 9.4%, FPS 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Prey’s emphasis on player agency, clever level traversal, hidden routes, and combining abilities with environmental systems.

Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.3%, Sci-fi 16.7%, FPS 15.8%, Stealth 15%, Space 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This inventive immersive sim captures Prey’s spirit of experimentation by letting you solve problems creatively through possession, hacking, and smart system interactions.

Winner of over 80 awards, Control is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Sci-fi 24.3%, Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its strange-research-facility setting, supernatural powers, and mystery-driven exploration evoke Prey’s blend of action and eerie institutional sci-fi.

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.3%, FPS 27.1%, Stealth 18.6%, First-Person 11.2%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: Another Arkane immersive sim, it echoes Prey’s tactile gunplay, powers, and environmental experimentation in a more action-forward structure.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: FPS 19.5%, Horror 11%, Stealth 9.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Open World 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-shooter than immersive sim, it offers the same immersive first-person pacing, scavenging pressure, and strong atmospheric storytelling.

From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Why similar: Stealth 28.2%, Immersive Sim 17.8%, First-Person 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, FPS 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its compact immersive-sim missions and powers-based stealth/action make it a strong follow-up if you mainly loved Prey’s Arkane-style level design.

At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 14.9%, Space 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.5%, FPS 11%, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This compact derelict-ship immersive sim strongly channels Prey’s lonely exploration, environmental clues, and creeping dread in space.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Space 21.6%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Aliens 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades immersive-sim freedom for tighter horror, but the claustrophobic sci-fi disaster setting and methodical combat scratch a very similar itch.

Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28%, Sci-fi 16.3%, FPS 12.9%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: The original blueprint for exploring a hostile space station still holds up as a direct source of Prey’s design philosophy and tone.

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: FPS 23.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another atmospheric first-person descent into a ruined utopian setting with strong combat tools and environmental storytelling.

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Why similar: Space 17.5%, Horror 16.9%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Aliens 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This keeps the high-pressure sci-fi horror and environmental storytelling of the first game while pushing the action a bit further.

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Space 30.2%, Sci-fi 24.5%, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its hard-sci-fi station setting and slowly unfolding catastrophe capture the same isolated orbital mystery that makes Prey so compelling.

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Space 24.9%, Sci-fi 22.5%, Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Story Rich 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is another glossy sci-fi horror descent through a ruined facility, with strong atmosphere and gruesome close-quarters tension.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Space 25.3%, Sci-fi 25.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, First-Person 8.9%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Although non-combat, its station exploration, environmental narrative, and piecing together a disaster through logs and recordings feel very Prey-adjacent.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Space 30%, Sci-fi 28.2%, First-Person 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Prey was exploring a deserted sci-fi facility and uncovering its story, this is a strong puzzle-focused fit.

Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

Why similar: Sci-fi 15%, Space 14.9%, FPS 14.3%, Stealth 11.6%, Survival Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person sci-fi horror roguelite mirrors Prey’s shipboard tension, scavenging, and fight-or-sneak decision-making in a more survival-focused format.

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: Sci-fi 20%, FPS 19.7%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 9.7%, Open World 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person powers, alt-history sci-fi setting, and research-facility-gone-wrong premise make it a looser but still relevant match for Prey fans.

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: FPS 19.1%, Space 17.2%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Open World 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person sci-fi RPG framework, build variety, and exploratory problem-solving overlap with Prey even if the tone is much lighter.

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Space 24.8%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Horror 18.6%, First-Person 8.1%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person sci-fi horror on an isolated off-world facility delivers the same blend of exploration, dread, and unraveling a bizarre crisis.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.7%, Space 21.6%, Aliens 18.6%, Futuristic 16.6%, Story Rich 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Prey’s sense of lonely retro-futurist sci-fi discovery and unsettling mystery, with a stronger focus on narrative than combat.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Sci-fi 14.1%, Space 13.6%, Aliens 12.5%, Stealth 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.5%

Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

Why similar: Immersive Sim 21.3%, FPS 18.7%, Space 18.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Stealth 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its loop of boarding dangerous spacecraft, scavenging resources, and improvising with limited tools channels Prey’s survival-minded space exploration in a roguelite form.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Space 24.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Story Rich 8.1%

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.7%, Sci-fi 17.6%, FPS 17.2%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Space 27.6%, Sci-fi 25%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 9.6%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a small but memorable space-station mystery built on isolation, environmental interaction, and the eerie feeling of being alone with something intelligent.

You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Space 20.4%, Sci-fi 20%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Aliens 9.1%

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.4%, FPS 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Horror 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Aliens 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, First-Person 8.2%

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.7%, Stealth 8.6%

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.3%, FPS 14.8%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Space 13.5%, Stealth 12.3%

Fight overwhelming odds to escape a secret TranStar moon base where the enemies you encounter, the hazards you face, the goals you complete, and the loot you collect are different each time you play. With changing environments as dangerous as they are dynamic, the Mooncrash campaign for Prey will offer a fun, infinitely replayable...

Why similar: FPS 59.1%, Action 40.9%

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

Why similar: FPS 29.3%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Sci-fi 13.3%, First-Person 10.4%, Action 5.7%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Sci-fi 21.7%, Horror 19.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Futuristic 9.2%

America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.

Why similar: FPS 32.1%, Sci-fi 12.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Stealth 9.8%, Story Rich 9.6%

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 37.4%, Sci-fi 12.8%, First-Person 9.8%, Stealth 9.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.

Why similar: FPS 33.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.

Why similar: Sci-fi 41.8%, RPG 12.6%, Action 10.9%, Open World 8.9%, Horror 6.1%

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Why similar: Space 29.6%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Open World 9.9%, First-Person 7.1%, Exploration 6.8%

The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).

Why similar: Sci-fi 30.1%, First-Person 15.4%, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Story Rich 12.7%

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Horror 19.8%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Space 9.7%, First-Person 7%

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: FPS 14.7%, Space 12.8%, Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Stealth 11.3%

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

Why similar: Horror 30.4%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Stealth 10%

The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Why similar: Sci-fi 20.8%, Space 16%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Horror 8.6%

You arrive at Mars Site-113, a decaying monument to the SCP Foundation's ambition—and its failures. Once the most secure facility, now a cradle of horrors calling you to uncover its secrets. Face relentless anomalies, humanity's darkest truths, and a mission that demands survival above all else.

Why similar: Space 14.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, FPS 12.4%, Horror 9.6%, Stealth 9.5%

Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.

Why similar: Sci-fi 16.4%, Stealth 15.3%, Space 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 10.8%

The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.

Why similar: Space 21.1%, Sci-fi 18.2%, FPS 16.7%, First-Person 7.7%, Story Rich 7.1%

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Horror 19.9%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Aliens 13.9%, Open World 11.3%, Exploration 10.1%

Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

Why similar: Aliens 15.1%, FPS 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Horror 10.8%, Futuristic 8.8%

Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.3%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 9.5%

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Sci-fi 31.9%, Survival Horror 28.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Atmospheric 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Why similar: FPS 24.8%, Sci-fi 23.6%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%